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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 2, 2021
Japanese gallery to restore famous A-bomb paintings for first time
The set of 15 works titled 'The Hiroshima Panels' by the late Iri and Toshi Maruki, who were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995, have severely deteriorated.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 4, 2020
Saitama gallery raises money online to share iconic A-bomb paintings worldwide
The work of Iri and Toshi Maruki depicts the aftermath of the August 1945 bombings along with other aspects of World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2017
Famed Saitama art gallery kicks off fundraising campaign to preserve Hiroshima Panels
A gallery in Saitama Prefecture has launched a fundraising campaign to preserve its main exhibit — a series of large panels depicting the horrors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — in the face of damage caused by insects, ultraviolet rays and grit and dust.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 28, 2016
Okinawa museum gives historical perspective to U.S. base issue and World War II
Attending a protest is not the only way to gain understanding about the postwar reality of U.S. bases in the southern island prefecture of Okinawa. A museum adjacent to a key U.S. base has become an unlikely place where lessons about the roots of the base dating back to the 1945 Battle of Okinawa can be learned.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 10, 2016
Unfriendly activist battles Japan CEOs to wrest returns by force
Tsuyoshi Maruki stands out like a lone wolf in Japan, where societal intolerance for aggressive shareholder campaigns has spurred a breed of friendly activists.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Jun 9, 2015
Famed Hiroshima Panels bound for U.S. in bid to spark rethink of A-bombings
While nearly 70 years have passed since the end of World War II, highlighting the horror of the atomic bombings of Japan can still be controversial in the United States, where many believe the attacks were necessary to bring a quick end to the war.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 26, 2014
Famous panels depicting scenes after 1945 A-bombings to be exhibited in Washington
A famous series of large panels depicting the horrors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will be exhibited in the United States next year to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the attacks.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2014
Original 'Barefoot Gen' manga on atomic bombings goes on display
A gallery in Saitama Prefecture is holding a special exhibition of original drawings from a famous manga to mark the 69th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2014
Keeping voices of Fukushima alive
A special exhibition at a gallery in a suburb outside of Tokyo is focusing on the suffering of people at the hands of man-made disasters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2013
Exhibit recalls Meiji environmental disaster and activist Diet member
Paintings on display in a Saitama gallery are renewing memories of a mineral poisoning case in the Meiji Era and the politician who tackled Japan's first known major environmental disaster.

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